Americas NonCC Candidates

Americas Non-Country Committee (NCC) Candidate Information 

The Americas Region Non-Country Committee Voting Representative (Americas NCC Voting Rep) will serve alongside approximately 250 other voting representatives from DA's country committees to discuss and vote on DA business – such as Resolutions, our Platform, and international leadership elections at global meetings.

Please review the candidate statements below before voting for your regional representative.

Contact the NCC-NEC if you have any questions: [email protected]

• Candidate Forum
• Voting Process
• Candidate
  • Dawn Stewart
• Americas Country Committees not eligible to participate

Candidate Forum

The Candidate Forum is an open and optional Google Group where candidates can present their statements and additional information about their candidacy; additionally, NCC voters can ask questions to become more familiar with the candidates.

NCC Voting Rep Candidate Forum

Although anyone is invited to view the discussion, only eligible NCC voters will be added to the Forum to post questions after selecting the "Ask to join Group" button at the top of the page. (If you do not see the button, send an email request to: [email protected].)

Voting Process

Balloting will be held via an online Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) ballot (with a PDF ballot available upon request) between:

March 14 - March 28  – closing at midnight members' time

The Americas Regional ballot link was provided in the email sent March 14 to all eligible NCC voting members with the subject: Please Vote for Your NCC Voting Rep Candidates Note: You must provide your FULL NAME and the special VOTING CODE included in the email to be able to cast a vote.

The Election results will be announced at our Regional Election Reporting Meeting on March 29th.

When: Saturday, March 29, 2025
10 AM EDT
Check your local time here.

If you have any questions or difficulties regarding the voting process, please contact the NCC-NEC at: [email protected]

Americas Candidate for NCC Voting Rep
March 14-28, 2025 Election

Dawn Stewart	Georgetown, Guyana
What relevant experience do you have volunteering with Democrats Abroad and/or any other relevant voter mobilization/volunteer/activism efforts?
	initiator of democrats abroad Guyana, serving as the chair of DA Guyana. Mobilized the citizens of Guyana to vote in mid term and general elections.  This resulted in significant growth in membership as well as increased number of voting from Guyana. Have a long history in volunteering through various NGO's in the America's.
What do you see as unique about the situation and experiences of NCC DA members, and how would you address this?
	I see the need to address the issue of small country population, which affects the membership to become a full committee.  I do believe that small memberships also have the capacity to be effective with small memberships and can contribute significantly. I would shoot for inclusivity of non CC DA members to play a bigger role in the function of DA.
Candidate Statement
	Dr. Stewart has had a rich and diversified career working in federal, local, nonprofit, and educational settings.  Currently serving as the Chair of Democrats Abroad Guyana Committee. She served as a Councillor on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council, Georgetown, Guyana for four years.  She serves as the CEO for New Dawn consulting LLC, Chairman and founder of Monique’s Helping Hands, NGO, in Georgetown, Guyana.  Created the Guyanese Women Round Table and co-owner of Lyken Newburg Funeral home.  She is an experienced Clinical Psychology, Researcher, Business owner, Consultant, Trainer, Program/Project Developer, University professor, and Nonprofit and Local Government Manager.  As a Guyanese native, Dr. Stewart has dedicated her life’s work towards organizing resources and supporting the development of community-based institutions for persons of Guyana and Caribbean Descent in the United States, particularly in New York, Maryland, Washington DC, Virginia, Florida, Texas and New Jersey. She has also served as a trainer, speaker, and facilitator in the national and international arena. She has traveled and/or presented in several countries.  Dawn is a well-respected leader that has led many initiatives and special projects to empower marginalized communities in Guyana, and Caribbean communities nationally and internationally. She is the founder of Caribbean People International Collective Inc, a grass-roots organization that encourages women, children, and families to become self-sufficient through social and economic growth. She is founder of USA Caribbean AIDS Day, USA (National), both communities led initiatives that helped hundreds of families in the USA and the Caribbean. Partnered with other NPO’s to create and enable the passage of Caribbean Heritage Month celebrated annually in the USA.

Note: Candidates and Voters must reside in an “NCC” country to participate in this election.

If you live in one of the countries listed below, you cannot participate in this election.

Countries in the Americas 🌎 with Established DA Country Committees (CCs) ARE NOT eligible to vote in this election:

• Argentina
• Brazil
• Canada
• Caribbean Islands
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• Guatemala
• Mexico
• Panama
• Peru